Unexpected Impact: Concussion Derails Football Dreams, Experts Help Ignite Hurdles Talent
August 13, 2024
A traumatic brain injury ended Caden Taffe’s ability to play football, yet he has channeled his talents into running hurdles.
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Scientists Design Way to Use Harmless Bacteria to Detect Heavy Metals in Drinking Water
February 27, 2020
…circular piece of its DNA (a plasmid) that enables a fluorescence output to “highlight” the activity of a specific gene. When a water contaminant interacts with the inserted gene, the bacteria light up. With their microfluidics setup, the researchers can record which strains light up when. This pattern of blinking…
No Barriers Too Big
November 12, 2020
…we can use their DNA to study the diseases in human beings.” Ninth-grader Beatrice Rockson says the science immersion course will provide a foundation for her future studies in the healthcare field. Beatrice Rockson, a 9th-grader, also aspires to a career in health care. “It is my vision to become…
Pharming the Microbiome
January 24, 2023
The gut microbiome plays a critical but poorly understood role in how drugs work or don’t work in the body. It also presents therapeutic possibilities unto itself.
UC San Diego Graduate Students Take Their Research to State Capitol
March 20, 2012
…until a book on DNA sparked his interest, and he enrolled in Fresno Community College to study chemistry. He became a dedicated student and ultimately transferred to UC Berkeley before going on to UCSF to pursue his Ph.D. in biological chemistry. “My ability to do this was completely dependent upon…
The Future of AI is Now
November 2, 2023
Artificial intelligence in all its varied forms is rapidly accelerating, transforming our everyday lives and providing a powerful tool for scientific research. But what does it all mean and what does the future hold? Six UC San Diego experts share their insights.
Exceptional Faculty Honored by Chancellor’s Associates
April 13, 2017
…students has ranged from DNA barcoding of invertebrates to soil microbiome analysis to gene annotation. One course that she designed and taught, “Research Explorations in Genomics,” resulted in undergraduate authorship on a publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Mel is also recognized for her efforts to increase diversity at the…
Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds
March 11, 2021
…carried in a particular DNA segment. Ph.D. student Taylor Steele carries a vat of liquid nitrogen, used to preserve samples, to the tide pools. Red seaweeds are of interest to marine chemists because certain types are known for their incredible ability to utilize halogens, a group of non-metallic elements that…
Keynote Address from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Lead UC San Diego’s Commencement Weekend
June 1, 2017
…first person to sequence DNA in space as part of the overall science portfolio for the mission of more than 275 experiments. She spent 115 days in space and conducted two spacewalks. She holds a bachelor of science in molecular biology from UC San Diego and a Ph.D. in cancer…
Historical Disease Meets Modern Biology in New Faculty Member Cressida Madigan’s Lab
July 2, 2020
…in terms of our DNA, certainly, but for me I’m also interested in how they’ve changed the way our culture has developed. When these epidemics of TB or leprosy and other infectious diseases came through Europe, they changed everything about European society and history. They changed the outcomes of wars,…
